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john: but they pay taxes and don't collect welfare. >> the cost of illegal immigration last year was $113 billion in spee areas of health care, education and incarceration. john: you don't include the cost of paying taxes and starting google. >> here we are with libertarians the focal point* is limited government chaldean rejected thinking and be careful what you ask for the new push for an -- amnesty because the overwhelming majority is %-dependent. government john: how many are not from the united states? how many would like to be citizens sunday? just a couple. >> we all succeed when they succeed. do we want a skilled immigration yes we need less but it should be skilled. john: that is just half of a @%rcent. >> the city of dallas year after year with. if you have more enforcement which is nonexistent. >> they allow me to go to work every single day. john: on that note we are out of time. bob dane and veronique de rugy thank you. drinking and drugs coming up. [applause] but the founder of wholefoods is your next. gotcha ! got you ! you cannot escape the rebel forces ! ahhh. got yo
john: but they pay taxes and don't collect welfare. >> the cost of illegal immigration last year was $113 billion in spee areas of health care, education and incarceration. john: you don't include the cost of paying taxes and starting google. >> here we are with libertarians the focal point* is limited government chaldean rejected thinking and be careful what you ask for the new push for an -- amnesty because the overwhelming majority is %-dependent. government john: how many are...
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you would not raise taxes for most programs for inflation and other debt, debt increases. how is that different than a direct tax? [applause] >> first of all, let's look how we spend money. this government waste money? you bet it does. as a democrat programs with government wasting trillions of dollars. the tenth anniversary, we were eventually going to have a bill between five and $6 trillion. wait a minute. wait a minute. no. stop. that is not necessary. you have to pay for it. so let's -- john: you're dodging the question. >> no, not. john: how does the spending get paid for when you want to cover -- >> to stop spending. [talking over each other] john: that's look at the insurance companies. $50 billion. >> that is a cost of climate change. you cannot put that off. john: nothing to do with climate change. >> i have a medical condition and pay my own medical bills. it's unfair to ask complete strangers. ecologists students to contribute to what you think it susceptible to impose an undue burden on young people? john: who would pay for you without government help? >> i wo
you would not raise taxes for most programs for inflation and other debt, debt increases. how is that different than a direct tax? [applause] >> first of all, let's look how we spend money. this government waste money? you bet it does. as a democrat programs with government wasting trillions of dollars. the tenth anniversary, we were eventually going to have a bill between five and $6 trillion. wait a minute. wait a minute. no. stop. that is not necessary. you have to pay for it. so let's...
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we are the highest tax increase in the country and it will not be good for business to have the tax increase. coming from that perspective, absolutely right. it's great to have a governor with a positive attitude. there's been a lot of negativism in the state and good to see the positivive attitude, things like education, we're with them. the thing that care rid them is the people's positive attitude about education. >> it's interesting, you have a democratic governor that is standing between you and the legislature, you're halfway happy about it. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back ♪ chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. support for gun control. >>> welcome back. dozens of people walked along the waterfront this weekend to show support for gun control. the event was organized by the group one million moms for gun control. the largest of which was held in washington d.c., that's where members of the newtown, connecticut community joined in with thousands of others d emanding action. >> if it can happen in newt
we are the highest tax increase in the country and it will not be good for business to have the tax increase. coming from that perspective, absolutely right. it's great to have a governor with a positive attitude. there's been a lot of negativism in the state and good to see the positivive attitude, things like education, we're with them. the thing that care rid them is the people's positive attitude about education. >> it's interesting, you have a democratic governor that is standing...
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gerri: over a trillion dollars in the taxes coming in the form of carbon taxes. that is a sweeping environmental proposal unveiled by two of the most liberal members of the u.s. senate. barbara boxer from california and bernie sanders from vermont want to make polluters to manufacturers, and power plant operators pay for the pollution they generate. joining me now with the top republican on the senate energy committee, senator lisa murkowski. thank you for being with us again. great to see you. the carbon tax, good or bad idea >> this is something that is going absolutely nowhere. if what is proposed is something that is going to increase the cost to the consumers, this is just not going to happen. and when you think about the proposal that has been before the cut across, the captain trade proposal, it does not even take out the democratic lead said. it did not want to touch that. and of the to going to want to touch a carbon tax either. this is something that is just going to increase the cost to the consumer at a time that nobody is looking to increase their en
gerri: over a trillion dollars in the taxes coming in the form of carbon taxes. that is a sweeping environmental proposal unveiled by two of the most liberal members of the u.s. senate. barbara boxer from california and bernie sanders from vermont want to make polluters to manufacturers, and power plant operators pay for the pollution they generate. joining me now with the top republican on the senate energy committee, senator lisa murkowski. thank you for being with us again. great to see you....
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the power to tax is the power to destroy why the irs for eaton's so many people we should be the most neutral independent agency in government and it shows that it is not. gerri: congressman brady thank you for joining us. thank you for yourime. now what you think? does the irs have the enemies list? log on and vote on the right-hand side of the screen. i will share results at the end of the show. another arm of the federal government appears to be overstepping its bounds. the associated press reports its reporters were the target of a broad investigation by the justice department. detailed phone records of reporters were secretly seized by the government and peter barnes has a breaking story. >> the ap says the justice department is secretly obtained list of incoming and outgoing calls for the work and personal phone numbers of individual reporters new york, washington d.c. and hartford connecticut last year for two months. they seize the records from more than 20 telephone lines in april and may of last year and in a letter to letter attorney-general holder they protested and demand
the power to tax is the power to destroy why the irs for eaton's so many people we should be the most neutral independent agency in government and it shows that it is not. gerri: congressman brady thank you for joining us. thank you for yourime. now what you think? does the irs have the enemies list? log on and vote on the right-hand side of the screen. i will share results at the end of the show. another arm of the federal government appears to be overstepping its bounds. the associated press...
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think we're talking raising taxes again, something the speaker draw line in the san on and said taxes are not going up again. it seems the two parties at loggerheads again. >> it is not the two parties at loggerheads. the american people look to the fiscal cliff deal and said, there are no spending cuts if. they are not happy about that in poll after poll. fast if it is time to raise more taxes they say no. we have done that, so this is not a partisan divide. this is about the president being out of touch with the american people recognize which is you raise taxes $600 billion, we still have $7 trillion in the deficits of the next in years which is not a solution. it just does not add up. there has to be another approach. even his allies in congress, the democrats and the senate of very allergic to the notion that more taxes of a solution. gerri: well, pelosi, harry reid. it is amazing to me. the people have had enough of texas, especially when you drolen to obamacare. i need to get you on to a slightly different topic, executive orders. gene sperling defending the president of the us
think we're talking raising taxes again, something the speaker draw line in the san on and said taxes are not going up again. it seems the two parties at loggerheads again. >> it is not the two parties at loggerheads. the american people look to the fiscal cliff deal and said, there are no spending cuts if. they are not happy about that in poll after poll. fast if it is time to raise more taxes they say no. we have done that, so this is not a partisan divide. this is about the president...
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the law undreamt line of what was supposed to be a tax piece. it restores many of the cruel automatic spending cuts. all is missing is a line like thank god for the democrats. then it was also considered a cheese head. it starts out fair and factual enough. under the rhine plan, the government subsidizes it. the only famous unnamed critics who say all of this would mean ever shocking. he is heartless and soulless and probably the double in pinstripes. it is one thing when they say it was all but a sham. it is another thing for them to prove that it is an even bigger sham. they are darn near inbred watching politicians who continue to say that we don't have a spending problem. and one that is only trying slow down the growth of the spending. fair and balanced. try over and out. dick armey says that he is over the top of the house of representatives. i am not saying give republicans a pass. i am saying to treat them equally and with the same ferocity. and i do not. >> thing that is most frightening about what you just read is that this has become
the law undreamt line of what was supposed to be a tax piece. it restores many of the cruel automatic spending cuts. all is missing is a line like thank god for the democrats. then it was also considered a cheese head. it starts out fair and factual enough. under the rhine plan, the government subsidizes it. the only famous unnamed critics who say all of this would mean ever shocking. he is heartless and soulless and probably the double in pinstripes. it is one thing when they say it was all...
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taxes did not go up. so there is not in it -- even in the neutral sacrifice, and the more important thing that i think is something that we need to take on more. if you have the attitude that you are not really engaged in it as a civilian, at the end of this long chain of factories and financing and taxes, at the end of that long chain you have a 19 year-old who pulls the trigger. that 19 year old is just the in the long chain that we are all part of. somehow we have the idea that that 19-year-old is the one that went to war and pulled the trigger. he did the killing and he did the suffering, and we have some compassion for that, when he goes back home, if we come as a nation, and consciously -- unconsciously think there isn't going to be isolation -- how is he going to feel? in the old days he came back to the tribe, everybody suffers. civil war, all the way back to the revolutionary war, women had to go farming. they suffered when the men were gone. it does not happen anymore. i think that goes right ba
taxes did not go up. so there is not in it -- even in the neutral sacrifice, and the more important thing that i think is something that we need to take on more. if you have the attitude that you are not really engaged in it as a civilian, at the end of this long chain of factories and financing and taxes, at the end of that long chain you have a 19 year-old who pulls the trigger. that 19 year old is just the in the long chain that we are all part of. somehow we have the idea that that...
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hundreds of thousands of jobs and our entire economy at risk just to protect a few special interest tax loopholes that benefit only the wealthiest and biggest corporations? >> of sequestration was never meant to be implemented, then why was it implemented? >> the president is the one guy who can step above it and he's just playing politics. >> are we having fun yet? >> there is a sense of sleepwalking as we head toward the first of march and i think republicans are making it a serious political mistake to be on the subject of the issue in underestimating how much of their buying to be blamed for what happens. >> do you think the armageddon scenario is being overplayed? >> it is the biggest since the mayan calendar. it's ridiculous. here we are spending $3 trillion per year from the federal government with an $85 billion cut. it is about 2 cents on the dollar and it is the end of the road and we're so much in debt? if we cannot cut this minuscule amount with the trillion dollar deficits every year, we are headed towards agrees. we're going to make them look healthy. >> they quoted a pent
hundreds of thousands of jobs and our entire economy at risk just to protect a few special interest tax loopholes that benefit only the wealthiest and biggest corporations? >> of sequestration was never meant to be implemented, then why was it implemented? >> the president is the one guy who can step above it and he's just playing politics. >> are we having fun yet? >> there is a sense of sleepwalking as we head toward the first of march and i think republicans are...
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raising the tax on the rich won't solve the problem. my solution is we use some of the additional revenue to fix our crumbling infrastructure that will kick start investment, employment and america's future. the u.s. was just ranked 25th in overall quality of infrastructure by the world economic forum. we tied for 33rd with bosn bosnia-herzegovina with the state of our electrical grid. investing in the infrastructure does end up paying in the long and short term. every dollar spent on infrastructure boosts gdp by $2 according to a report from the san francisco fed and when the companies see investing in electrical grids and roads and broadband it becomes worth it for them to return to the u.s. and invest. president obama explain it had well in his state of the union on tuesday. >> christine romans back. will cane is a contributor around resident nice guy conservative. will, let me -- just hold on a second. >> hold on. >> yeah. >> can i -- congratulations. >> why? >> who told you taxes are going to go up on everyone? there's not enough r
raising the tax on the rich won't solve the problem. my solution is we use some of the additional revenue to fix our crumbling infrastructure that will kick start investment, employment and america's future. the u.s. was just ranked 25th in overall quality of infrastructure by the world economic forum. we tied for 33rd with bosn bosnia-herzegovina with the state of our electrical grid. investing in the infrastructure does end up paying in the long and short term. every dollar spent on...
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. >> i don't know if it is a charitable organization how they skirt taxes are liability but on yourhone you decide what the donation is there is a suggested donation and you can add not a tip that something on to that. john: if you are cheap than the next driver knows and may not pick you up. >> is another incentive to be a good customer because you are bumped up if the driver is lookingor people to donate well or rate with a high rating. john: a regulator said it is public safety threat when we get in the cars it is a concern it is on the most interesting as wdoowith some people do not want to drive and paid money every single time and it is a great alternative. >> the background check was so thorough we had to wait a week to shoot the segme because to go to the dmv in criminal background and proof of insurance social securi number and driver's license. i am a little worried. [laughter] john: why? >>, on. you know, the power of a the must negative. neneed you ask? see the pink mustache? i see these all over th place and that is how you know that your lift has arrived not only can you s
. >> i don't know if it is a charitable organization how they skirt taxes are liability but on yourhone you decide what the donation is there is a suggested donation and you can add not a tip that something on to that. john: if you are cheap than the next driver knows and may not pick you up. >> is another incentive to be a good customer because you are bumped up if the driver is lookingor people to donate well or rate with a high rating. john: a regulator said it is public safety...
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taxes, any taxes from pr. tubes. are your clients saying, hey, get me out of this tax situation? >> is very interesting to sit there and think you can pick up and leave the united states. the big issue is are you ready to revoke your citizenship and all the benefits that go with that? when you look at the super rich they have that ability. if they are planning to sit theee and run off into the sunset, that's a viable option. for people making 400,000 to a million, which are considered wealthy individuals, that type of planning is not point to be realistic. >> if you're in part rick you keep your citizenship. the taxes you avoid. gerri: the best of both worlds. zero taxes on capital gains. 4 percent tax on business income. all the money coming made 15 billion money bet against the sub prime. gerri: nine and half billion right now. >> a $5 million home. it's just outrageous. the most hocritical of all. he was saying, we rich people pay our taxes. you should support us. don't give us a hard time. gerri: last word. >> i have an easy solution. instead of moving to burger rico , somebo
taxes, any taxes from pr. tubes. are your clients saying, hey, get me out of this tax situation? >> is very interesting to sit there and think you can pick up and leave the united states. the big issue is are you ready to revoke your citizenship and all the benefits that go with that? when you look at the super rich they have that ability. if they are planning to sit theee and run off into the sunset, that's a viable option. for people making 400,000 to a million, which are considered...
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low cost and tax efficient. find out why nine out of ten large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. liz: the s&p 500 retreat from 5-year highs. a handful of saving consumer stocks like food plays all continue to it fresh all-time highs. let's get back to nicole on the floor of the new york stock exchange to pick them out and take a bite. >> reporter: that's right. these are the names, and despite a tough economy, you're going to see some consumer staples do well. general mills, hormel foods, and hershey hitting all-time highs. when i say this, it should not come as news because, for example, hormel has had 18 record high surf in this year alone in 2013 alone. skip the peanut butter, her she would go into this group as well chocolate's that stay at a valentine's day. how about general mi
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but we are going to have to raise taxes and taxes probably a lot. i'm not saying that the buffett rule is the solution. do we need to look broadly at the whole income tax question. rich people move their income overseas and we need to look at the whol tax question. [talking over each other] [talking over each other] neil: i disagree with the premise that we have to raise taxes. my concern is there is a disproportion of attention raising revenue than generators to cutting spending all the time. what are you going to do after this report came out, social security, they decide we are going to do with the income tax and i will solve it right there. in other words, immediate knee-jerk response will raise taxes. >> welcome i think the question is how much government do you want and how will you pay for it. if you want to get rid of the federal government, just close it down and lay that down. >> that would be a major benefit and huge boofor theeconomy. >> before you redistribute all this and, through taxes, it has to be created. that is what free markets
but we are going to have to raise taxes and taxes probably a lot. i'm not saying that the buffett rule is the solution. do we need to look broadly at the whole income tax question. rich people move their income overseas and we need to look at the whol tax question. [talking over each other] [talking over each other] neil: i disagree with the premise that we have to raise taxes. my concern is there is a disproportion of attention raising revenue than generators to cutting spending all the time....
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plus, find out which local area jurisdiction may be rethinking the bag tax. that's all coming up tonight at 6:00. >> that's good stuff to get to. thanks. in tonight's consumer alert, blackberry says it is scrapping plans to sell the company and not only that, it is getting a billion dollar investment from majority shareholder, fairfax financial. but, blackberry's ceo is going to step down. >> and retailers are wasting no time rolling out those holiday shopping deals. they are in their inbox already and it happened four days after halloween. wal-mart usually saves its big sales for black friday, but this year is different. the giant retailer kicked off an online sales event and amazon launched its black friday deal store. >>> still ahead, the political battle being waged on the other side of the country that could impact what we pay for food right here at home. >> the first, don't be so quick to cash in if you are told you won a big jackpot. how scammers are using a popular sweep stakes to try and steal your money. i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney gene
plus, find out which local area jurisdiction may be rethinking the bag tax. that's all coming up tonight at 6:00. >> that's good stuff to get to. thanks. in tonight's consumer alert, blackberry says it is scrapping plans to sell the company and not only that, it is getting a billion dollar investment from majority shareholder, fairfax financial. but, blackberry's ceo is going to step down. >> and retailers are wasting no time rolling out those holiday shopping deals. they are in...
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you have a nuisance tax like bottle taxed on bad -- back taxes. this does not make for an appealing and attractive -- the city is very attractive. gerri: i would not want to come to baltimore. how likely is it that baltimore will have to file bankruptcy? >> i don't think it will file bankruptcy. they're not as bad as some places, but i were close to the maryland. i and our representative of the people in the general assembly. they're tired to have global we don't have any money to bell her out. friends after reform and take care of those pensions and health care committee rid of a grand prix idea and have to start spending with an air means. that means cuts in certain areas commands is going to have to try to do something about crime and drugs and gangs and make people want to come to this city. gerri: that is a long laundry list. thank you for coming on. appreciate your time. tell us more. >> thank you. gerri: states and cities across the country struggled to get out of the red. there could be new taxes on the rise in to pay for failing infrastru
you have a nuisance tax like bottle taxed on bad -- back taxes. this does not make for an appealing and attractive -- the city is very attractive. gerri: i would not want to come to baltimore. how likely is it that baltimore will have to file bankruptcy? >> i don't think it will file bankruptcy. they're not as bad as some places, but i were close to the maryland. i and our representative of the people in the general assembly. they're tired to have global we don't have any money to bell...
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obamacare is a tax. if you do not pay for health care insurance in 2014, the irs, which is responsible for collecting taxes will taxes individuals who don't buy health insurance. gerri: let's take a look at the mandate penalty. 2015, $975, it just creeps up and out. and i don't think people know that this is going to happen, do they? >> insurance premiums will go down, it costs have already gone up 50 or 60%. as an individual, if you don't buy health care insurance in 2014, 100 order $200 per month in taxes for not buying health care. >> based on your income, the income is based on your 2012 income. you're going to file it this year, that becomes your baseline. that determines how much the government will subsidize your health care in 2014. and how much tax you are going to pay if you don't buy health care insurance. >> it is a percentage of your taxable income, it can be as little as $60 per month, or $200 per month. gerri: i just have to have you repeat that. i don't think anybody in their right mind e
obamacare is a tax. if you do not pay for health care insurance in 2014, the irs, which is responsible for collecting taxes will taxes individuals who don't buy health insurance. gerri: let's take a look at the mandate penalty. 2015, $975, it just creeps up and out. and i don't think people know that this is going to happen, do they? >> insurance premiums will go down, it costs have already gone up 50 or 60%. as an individual, if you don't buy health care insurance in 2014, 100 order $200...
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taxes. tom: i lived in california a long time, i'm very familiar with prop 13, and everyone has been blaming prop train since it prop 13, it is not tax limitation that has kept seniors from being taxed out of their homes but the spending has been far more than revenues, it is a spending problem that we keep repeating in washington, they have it in sacramento. >> and aggravating the problem, it is a progressive tax system, if you earn more than $50,000, you pay 9.3% of your income in taxes, and more than a million a double down on the sim system, u pay 33%, the highest. tom: they know that people can't or won't pick up and leave. we're funny creatures, i think they knowb that about us, people don't go anywhere. >> well, that is true, however, that only to an e an extent, california has great weather, but if you can't afford it, and there are no jobs, a hundred thousand people are leaving each year. tom: and next door is nevada with a zero income tax that helps, but it does not have an ocean,
taxes. tom: i lived in california a long time, i'm very familiar with prop 13, and everyone has been blaming prop train since it prop 13, it is not tax limitation that has kept seniors from being taxed out of their homes but the spending has been far more than revenues, it is a spending problem that we keep repeating in washington, they have it in sacramento. >> and aggravating the problem, it is a progressive tax system, if you earn more than $50,000, you pay 9.3% of your income in...
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says we have a choice, everyone's taxes go up for a lot of programs get cut, either or. the rich can't pay for it all. it is all simple math of the middle-class and others will have to pay as well. the commitment is so spread out, it is time to spread the tax wealth and quit spreading the you know what. you want big government, you will have to pay for big government. the doctor from vermont knows his man more than a trillion dollars going out than coming in year after year cannot be sustained so more are going to have to pay. i don't know the former presidential candidate had a weak moment but i hope you pass along th bit of reality and with it to the president we have got right now because barack obama is making a huge stink about the automatic spending cuts that are coming march 1, and in the scheme of three and a half trillion dollars budget, a rounding error at best. nevertheless the president showcasing props to make his case that it will need fewer media spectators, you name it. listen to howard dean, mr. president, misleading taxpayers to thinking we can keep goi
says we have a choice, everyone's taxes go up for a lot of programs get cut, either or. the rich can't pay for it all. it is all simple math of the middle-class and others will have to pay as well. the commitment is so spread out, it is time to spread the tax wealth and quit spreading the you know what. you want big government, you will have to pay for big government. the doctor from vermont knows his man more than a trillion dollars going out than coming in year after year cannot be sustained...
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we still have ten of our groups have not been given any type of tax-exempt status. of our original clients we only have 15 approved, none have been disapproved, but we have -- what you immediate to understand is from the time they submit their initial paperwork until they get contacted the first time with additional questions has ranked from as low as four months up to 25 months, and the vast majority are over one year. >> isn't it interesting, because a lot of this was leading into the 20 is it 11 election after the tea party's success in 2010. do you think this was a delay tactic? have you concluded, jay, maybe they did this for political purposes to sort of neuter or neutralize the tea party movement? >> sean, i do. and i'll tell you why for two reasons. number one, the president and senate democrats were calling on investigations of these conservative groups going back before the 2012 election. so when you have chuck schumer and dick durbin saying they can't believe the irs did this, really? they signed letters asking the irs to do this. that's one. number two,
we still have ten of our groups have not been given any type of tax-exempt status. of our original clients we only have 15 approved, none have been disapproved, but we have -- what you immediate to understand is from the time they submit their initial paperwork until they get contacted the first time with additional questions has ranked from as low as four months up to 25 months, and the vast majority are over one year. >> isn't it interesting, because a lot of this was leading into the...
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i think it's a great thing, it's just i'm worried that we are going to get taxes upon taxes. >> i have to tell you that there are a lot of people out there who analyzed the markets, they are analysts and economists, and they say that we are going to have a big pullback in stock. do you agree? >> i think it is definitely possible. certainly we have this run-up that has been supported. you mentioned the economic data and i kind of consider myself a recovering economist. one thing that i see is no job or wage growth. and a negative gdp report, which is the overall outlook of the economy. >> if you call yourself an economist, you could be wrong all the time and no one would care. >> that is right. if you knew what i was talking about, i could definitely call myself an economist. [laughter] gerri: scott, thank you for comi n. it is a pleasure. >> a lot more still to come. including information that uniquely hear about obamacare and your taxes. and an american ceo in paris is fed up wth the soalist countries work at that. i will explain after the break the. gerri: here at fox business, we ha
i think it's a great thing, it's just i'm worried that we are going to get taxes upon taxes. >> i have to tell you that there are a lot of people out there who analyzed the markets, they are analysts and economists, and they say that we are going to have a big pullback in stock. do you agree? >> i think it is definitely possible. certainly we have this run-up that has been supported. you mentioned the economic data and i kind of consider myself a recovering economist. one thing that...
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you will pay a huge tax upfront. >> that is the issue, whether or not you want to pay the tax and the conversion. in the past had to be 59 and a half or leaving your job before you could convert. know anyone regardless of age can convert your 401(k) balance to our ross 401(k). the key issue is your employer has to offer the ross 401(k) and have a provision in the plan allowing an in-plant conversion. gerri: tell me. your clients are not necessarily taking advantage of this. why? >> whether it was the roth 401(k) conversion, the people just don't want to part with the money. you pay now or later. many people feel you will be in a higher tax bracket and the future, but no one really knows. what you do know for certain is you of the tax today, and it is a lump-sum verses distribution. gerri: it can be a big hit, and a lot of people are worried that, you know, why would i do that today when i don't know what's going to happen down the road? let me tell you about my fear. the government will decide, you know all that money accumulating in as retirement accounts, we could have some of that
you will pay a huge tax upfront. >> that is the issue, whether or not you want to pay the tax and the conversion. in the past had to be 59 and a half or leaving your job before you could convert. know anyone regardless of age can convert your 401(k) balance to our ross 401(k). the key issue is your employer has to offer the ross 401(k) and have a provision in the plan allowing an in-plant conversion. gerri: tell me. your clients are not necessarily taking advantage of this. why? >>...
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we don't want rich people paying taxes, whether they are russian or republican. >> you do not think there is a difference between the way the russian economy works and how people get rich. russia does not have steve jobs. russia has people who steal and you get your money if you are a crony of putin and his people. >> i was not defending how one gets it. i was merely addressing the compulsion to keep it and never to surrender any to the public weal. >> there is a difference between gains which are ill-gotten or fairly gotten. >> i am not sure the a lot of the people mark is talking about who are not russian got it so fairly either. in the long run, it could have been a domino that really hurt uro that got them to finally bail them out. but if somebody is going to lose be rationedould does the us. >> that is very -- it should be ussian despots. could have purchased cyprus and turned it into an island campus. euro in the long run is just not tenable. >> north korea is acting ugly again. >> we have to take seriously every provocative word and action that this new young leader has taken so fa
we don't want rich people paying taxes, whether they are russian or republican. >> you do not think there is a difference between the way the russian economy works and how people get rich. russia does not have steve jobs. russia has people who steal and you get your money if you are a crony of putin and his people. >> i was not defending how one gets it. i was merely addressing the compulsion to keep it and never to surrender any to the public weal. >> there is a difference...
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office depot says it based its decision on operation and employee costs as well as tax implications and government incentives. a generics giant is born...pharmacy chain cvs and drug distributor cardinal health signed a 10 year agreement to form the largest generics sourcing operation in the u.s. it will start next july. cardinal shares rallied more than $2 dollars on the news. a new product that would revolutionize the treatment of both type one and type two diabetes could be here as early as spring. mannkind corporation has developed an inhaled insulin that it hopes will get a federal greenlight in a matter of months. the insulin would alleviate the need for injections. inhaled insulin has been tested before but mannkind's version has a much smaller device that delivers more accurate doses. shares trade around $5 dollars. an "extremely" disturbing video obtained by the chicago tribune-- showing cows being tortured is causing nestle to cut business ties with a wisconsin farm. it's so traumatic-- we will spare you from seeing the video...the trib reports-- the cows at wiese brother's far
office depot says it based its decision on operation and employee costs as well as tax implications and government incentives. a generics giant is born...pharmacy chain cvs and drug distributor cardinal health signed a 10 year agreement to form the largest generics sourcing operation in the u.s. it will start next july. cardinal shares rallied more than $2 dollars on the news. a new product that would revolutionize the treatment of both type one and type two diabetes could be here as early as...
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he also got higher taxes via obamacare. the president's sequester is the wrong way to reduce the deficit, but it is here to stay until washington democrats get serious about cutting spending. the government simply cannot keep delaying the inevitable and spending money it doesn't have. unquote. question, president obama wants to pin sequestration on the republicans. speaker boehner calls sequestration, as you saw, quote unquote, the president's sequester. is he right? >> yes, he is right, in that it was proposed by the president and by his folks when they had the budget impasse, as a way of i say, putting pressure on both sides at some point to deal with it. but our government is so dysfunctional we are at this particular stage now. the problem now is, where do we go from here in terms of this is going to undermine the confidence of the country in the government, and its ability to address problems. it is going to undermine the confidence of business who wants to invest. this is just another disgrace in terms of the way the
he also got higher taxes via obamacare. the president's sequester is the wrong way to reduce the deficit, but it is here to stay until washington democrats get serious about cutting spending. the government simply cannot keep delaying the inevitable and spending money it doesn't have. unquote. question, president obama wants to pin sequestration on the republicans. speaker boehner calls sequestration, as you saw, quote unquote, the president's sequester. is he right? >> yes, he is right,...
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nearly 9 billion in assorted other taxes, a total of more than $24 billion in taxes. so, let's revisit the top of the segment for a moment. according to today's earnings report exxon earned about $10 billion last quarter. the oil giant paid 24 billion in taxes. look at that comparison. and that is just the fourth gerri: for 2012, they earned $45 for 2012 exxon earned 45 billion paid 102 billion. in fact, their tax rate, 31 percent -- that does not sound like a free ride to meet. to put it into perspective, their tax bill was greater than the entire gdp of morocco. think about it. an entire country. talk about there fair share. the fair share, if that's what we are striving more, the irs has to give its money back. unlike your pet projects like solyndra, exxon is more than profitable, and it puts money back into the economy in the form of nearly $37 billion in energy investments. stop making them out to be the bad guys. like you have other successful americans that take pride in a u.s. company being number one in the world. that's a good thing. coming up next, traders
nearly 9 billion in assorted other taxes, a total of more than $24 billion in taxes. so, let's revisit the top of the segment for a moment. according to today's earnings report exxon earned about $10 billion last quarter. the oil giant paid 24 billion in taxes. look at that comparison. and that is just the fourth gerri: for 2012, they earned $45 for 2012 exxon earned 45 billion paid 102 billion. in fact, their tax rate, 31 percent -- that does not sound like a free ride to meet. to put it into...
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i say amazon sales tax, what it really is is a tax on all online sales. arizona, california, as you can see, kansas, new york, north dakota, on and on. now, senator dick durbin, democrat from illinois is pushing for a national on-line sales tax. what do you make of that? >> exactly. in the real battle here is not so much between onle and offline as between big and small. so if you're -- if you are a big company like walmart and target you are already paying taxes on all the state because u.s. stores and all the states. that is the rule. if you have a store in the state you're using, you have employees. gerri: that everybody does. >> if you don't then you are not using those resources and what his legislation would do would essentially overturn the 1992 supreme court decision that said, in order to pay taxes and estate you have to have some does go presence there. gerri: that is the big debate that went on bween brick and mortar and online. so here is the estimate from the university of tennessee about how much a national amazon tax to collect. just under
i say amazon sales tax, what it really is is a tax on all online sales. arizona, california, as you can see, kansas, new york, north dakota, on and on. now, senator dick durbin, democrat from illinois is pushing for a national on-line sales tax. what do you make of that? >> exactly. in the real battle here is not so much between onle and offline as between big and small. so if you're -- if you are a big company like walmart and target you are already paying taxes on all the state because...
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part of the way to deal with it by raising taxes at the top and create a more generous state to support incomes as you have this natural growth. if if anybody had a silver bullet to fix this, we're seeing this not just in the u.s. but in europe and other advanced countries. >> as you said, i don't know how you feel, josh seems to think we could blame it on the pop stars. >> that's what we do, blame everything on the pop stars. justin bieber and one direction. >> josh you can't talk about the economy without talking about passing a budget which i know the president touched on as well. this growing optimism around maybe passing a budget for 2014 which would avoid another government shutdown come january 15th thanks to this rumored paul murray deal you've been writing about. a positive step forward. you're not as optimistic and don't think enough republicans will rally behind it. don't you think this time around will be different after republicans were so beat up over the government shutdown, or do you think they'll play the same old game? >> that's the question, the sort of deal we're loo
part of the way to deal with it by raising taxes at the top and create a more generous state to support incomes as you have this natural growth. if if anybody had a silver bullet to fix this, we're seeing this not just in the u.s. but in europe and other advanced countries. >> as you said, i don't know how you feel, josh seems to think we could blame it on the pop stars. >> that's what we do, blame everything on the pop stars. justin bieber and one direction. >> josh you can't...
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on his tax of cigarettes just doubled from a dollar 1 to a buck 95 for tax. and higher prices at gas pump, and utility bills, that 7's utility bills and everyone's gas pump. and the itemized deduced deducts sneakier, no matter what tax bracket you are in you cannot benefit from itemized deduction, last time i checked there were 3 brackets higher. so, all of those families vast majority make below 200,000 will not be able to fully deduct charitable contributions or mort gam interesmortgage interest, an state taxes paid, see how that goes over in high state tax states. i have not gotten into a date death tax that the president wants to hike and new taxes on banks and proagbrokerage firms and insurae companies, to assume they do not pass along those higher taxes in the form of higher fees and bigger commissions is at best naive. it was ludicrous to think that obama administration could pay for government spending on just the backs of the rope the rich y realized they were running out of money, and they have moved down the food chain, down to yanking your chain.
on his tax of cigarettes just doubled from a dollar 1 to a buck 95 for tax. and higher prices at gas pump, and utility bills, that 7's utility bills and everyone's gas pump. and the itemized deduced deducts sneakier, no matter what tax bracket you are in you cannot benefit from itemized deduction, last time i checked there were 3 brackets higher. so, all of those families vast majority make below 200,000 will not be able to fully deduct charitable contributions or mort gam interesmortgage...
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we need a broader tax agreement. >> he pinned its hopes on a german-swiss agreement. when that failed, he turned himself in. it is unclear if he did it in time to avoid a potential prison sentence. >> terry, thank you so much for being with us. quite a dramatic development in this tax evasion case. tell us more. >> dramatic indeed. it seems the president of the most successful soccer club, bayern munich, was arrested in connection with the tax evasion scandal you mentioned. one of the main paper is says he was arrested on march 20th, just briefly, and then released again after paying a bailout in the amount of 5 million euro. it was said he was arrested in connection with a search of his home on the same day. again, march 20th. down now the size of the bail has suggested that if the charges stick, if he is charged, tried, and convicted, he could avoid going to jail. >> is trying to keep his tax evasion case separate from his professional side. >> he is facing allegations of tax evasion on a massive scale. if they stick time it is hard to imagine they would be able to
we need a broader tax agreement. >> he pinned its hopes on a german-swiss agreement. when that failed, he turned himself in. it is unclear if he did it in time to avoid a potential prison sentence. >> terry, thank you so much for being with us. quite a dramatic development in this tax evasion case. tell us more. >> dramatic indeed. it seems the president of the most successful soccer club, bayern munich, was arrested in connection with the tax evasion scandal you mentioned....
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a new federal tax policy. the latest push in congress to make marijuana legal and tax it. president obama proposes a short-term fix to delay automatic spending cuts one day after he blows another budget deadline. and the shocking proof union leaders just want more power, not power to the people. "the willis report" is on the case. all that and more coming up later, but first, the top story tonight, building in washington can change, totally remake current marijuana laws. including legalizing industrial production as well as establishing a federal pot tax. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle worked away on these bills, one of which introduced just today by two democratic congressman. both of them calling for an end to federal pot prohibition. will it work? joining us now, drug policy visor and founder and executive director of the drug policy alliance. starting with you. melissa: it is a lot like the appeal of alcohol probation. if it doesn't work, it is not effective and they say it is costing tens of billions of dollars every year, diverting precious law-enforcement reso
a new federal tax policy. the latest push in congress to make marijuana legal and tax it. president obama proposes a short-term fix to delay automatic spending cuts one day after he blows another budget deadline. and the shocking proof union leaders just want more power, not power to the people. "the willis report" is on the case. all that and more coming up later, but first, the top story tonight, building in washington can change, totally remake current marijuana laws. including...
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gerri: he could double down on raising taxes in the "state of the union"? >> i think so. that is all he talks about. raising taxes, never reduces spending, no real proposals to reduce or reform entitlements. when he went to grade school they did addition but was not there when they talk subtraction. [laughter] gerri: talk about pivoting the change in tone and jobs and the economy. take a look at the headlines. usa obama puts renewed focus on job creation. january 28, 2010 "san francisco chronicle", "politico" 2011, and the obama tidbits and it tears the g.o.p. >> and also obama -- obama to focus jobs and "the washington post" february february 10, 2013, obama up its back to the economy. >> the president spent almost $1 trillion of stimulus spending and thought that would create jobs and retake $1 from one person and give it to somebody else there were $2 they were taxing and spending money to make us richer. we never had a recovery summer but the president talks about going back to jobs which means additional stimulus spending. gerri: so that means more federal spending.
gerri: he could double down on raising taxes in the "state of the union"? >> i think so. that is all he talks about. raising taxes, never reduces spending, no real proposals to reduce or reform entitlements. when he went to grade school they did addition but was not there when they talk subtraction. [laughter] gerri: talk about pivoting the change in tone and jobs and the economy. take a look at the headlines. usa obama puts renewed focus on job creation. january 28, 2010...
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the democrats say now that, yes, we must have tax hikes, or tax something -- tax revenue, and we must have spending cuts. and that's unusual -- >> neil: but they're quicker at identifying the tax hikes than the spending cuts, and when it comes to republicans, what they offer on spending cuts of their own, don't address defense. although paul ryan has entertained caps. >> people watching the show should realize our deficits grow in both plans, and ryan's plan is for progrowth. but both sides okay with the spending and both sides -- democrats-saying something about taxes. but there's $100 billion in there for a new stimulus plan, which i don't know how well that's going to fly. and then ryan keeping in the notion of appealing obamacare has to -- >> move on. >> that's not going to work at least for the next four years. so you keep it in there, maybe it's something you give up during negotiations. i think people watching the show should feel more hopeful, but to your point, the chasm, we're so far away from a deal, something i wouldn't bet on. >> neil: democrats claim their budget will sl
the democrats say now that, yes, we must have tax hikes, or tax something -- tax revenue, and we must have spending cuts. and that's unusual -- >> neil: but they're quicker at identifying the tax hikes than the spending cuts, and when it comes to republicans, what they offer on spending cuts of their own, don't address defense. although paul ryan has entertained caps. >> people watching the show should realize our deficits grow in both plans, and ryan's plan is for progrowth. but...
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john: people complain about high taxes or the war on the entrepreneur ship this pile of rules is just as damaging or worse because sometimes taxes get cut but the rules never get cut they just pass more and thousands more every year is there no hope? there is because rules are never cut is not entirely true. a couple times bureaucrats have said let's repeals something and the result has been terrific. economist wayne leighton and edward lopez right about that in their book "madmen, intellectuals, and academic scribblers" what does the title mean? >> academic scribblers are people who come up with new ideas think about professor somewhere those ideas do nothing until they are picked up to and me made popular intellectuals may be riders with the wall street journal or new york times or a talk show host, preachers host, preachers, teachers or television show host, a john stossel. they take ideas and spread them and those are dangerous but that is something to make popular. the madmen are politicians told leaders of political power and the mad and have every incentive of the world to give
john: people complain about high taxes or the war on the entrepreneur ship this pile of rules is just as damaging or worse because sometimes taxes get cut but the rules never get cut they just pass more and thousands more every year is there no hope? there is because rules are never cut is not entirely true. a couple times bureaucrats have said let's repeals something and the result has been terrific. economist wayne leighton and edward lopez right about that in their book "madmen,...
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so if you try to taxes, bring it back and tax it, would that work? it seems companies would find another way around that. >> that is the alternative they have now. and some do. avon just announced they would bring some of it back. there were about a little bit of a cash crunch. other companies have found ways to bring it back where they have existing tax credits, so they have to pay more taxes, so companies bring some back. they can bring it back tomorrow. melissa: president obama always talks about ending taxes for companies that create jobs overseas and that is a roundabout way of saying nobody is try to keep corporate profits here and tax them, is there any way to achieve best t that to ge money back? can he change the tax code? >> there are people in corporate america that say the number one way to do that is to cut the corporate tax rate. our 35% is higher than most other countries in the world. a few places it is higher than it is here, but it is higher than in most other countries, so i think business groups with a one way to get it back here
so if you try to taxes, bring it back and tax it, would that work? it seems companies would find another way around that. >> that is the alternative they have now. and some do. avon just announced they would bring some of it back. there were about a little bit of a cash crunch. other companies have found ways to bring it back where they have existing tax credits, so they have to pay more taxes, so companies bring some back. they can bring it back tomorrow. melissa: president obama always...
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sit down on tax reform as outlined by simpson-bowles -- and the tax base, lower the tax rate." sounds reasonable? >> it sounds plausible, and four trials, it sounds exceptionally reasonable -- for charles, it sounds exceptionally reasonable. that was what the intention was. i think that in the short run, sequestration, the political damage will be to the republicans. they are seen as the obstructionists, the no party. but let's be blunt about it, if this goes on and the consequences set in, it will be damaging to the economy and the country and in the long run it will be damaging to any sense of public confidence in government 's the ability to be a positive force in their lives. >> evan, according to the congressional budget office, the deficit is shrinking and will continue for a while, but it will increase later because of an aging population and expansion of federal subsidies. cbo is predicting that by 2023, ifs continue -- if current laws continue, it will be on an upward path and tell that to your children and grandchildren. >> paul krugman has convinced a lot of my liber
sit down on tax reform as outlined by simpson-bowles -- and the tax base, lower the tax rate." sounds reasonable? >> it sounds plausible, and four trials, it sounds exceptionally reasonable -- for charles, it sounds exceptionally reasonable. that was what the intention was. i think that in the short run, sequestration, the political damage will be to the republicans. they are seen as the obstructionists, the no party. but let's be blunt about it, if this goes on and the consequences...
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cases that arrive are farmed out to the litigating divisions; civil, criminal, civil rights, antitrust, tax, lands and natural resources and the environment. they make recommendations can which go to the sg's assistants and deputies. sometimes there's an internal conflict. the department of justice includes the bureau of prisons in the criminal division, and those people always want to defend wardens and guards in suits by prisoners. the civil rights division tends to favor the prisoners. somebody has to resolve those fights. or an assistant to the solicitor general may think that the criminal division's statutory theory of prosecution is weak. the solicitor general has to resolve those issues personally. bob bork conducted many conferences not only to settle fights within the government, but also to hear presentations by private counsel. it's one of the office's traditions that anyone -- a litigant, a potential amicus curiae -- can be heard by the solicitor general personally before the united states files a brief in the supreme court. bob prepared carefully and asked sharp questions at th
cases that arrive are farmed out to the litigating divisions; civil, criminal, civil rights, antitrust, tax, lands and natural resources and the environment. they make recommendations can which go to the sg's assistants and deputies. sometimes there's an internal conflict. the department of justice includes the bureau of prisons in the criminal division, and those people always want to defend wardens and guards in suits by prisoners. the civil rights division tends to favor the prisoners....
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patriots day, also tax day. that could've got people up in arms. it could be a foreign type. so you leave all the options, all the possibilities open and let the evidence and the cctv cameras and the witnesses will bring you to your suspects. >> chief, how extensive is the camera network in boston? obviously, when something happens in london you can -- >> dial it up. >> you can dial it up pretty quick. there are a few streets in london that aren't on close circuit tv. do you know what the situation is in boston? >> yeah, my sense is most american cities, new york is going that route. there's nothing like london and belfast. those two cities have complete integrated system and it's almost nothing without it being captured on cctv cameras. as a matter of fact, back in 2005 in london, they were able to follow those guys from outside of london all the way into london to the subways and to the bus. so there the cctv cameras were absolutely invaluable in the investigation. my sense is boston -- they will have some cctv cameras. filming the very end of the finish line and then you h
patriots day, also tax day. that could've got people up in arms. it could be a foreign type. so you leave all the options, all the possibilities open and let the evidence and the cctv cameras and the witnesses will bring you to your suspects. >> chief, how extensive is the camera network in boston? obviously, when something happens in london you can -- >> dial it up. >> you can dial it up pretty quick. there are a few streets in london that aren't on close circuit tv. do you...
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but they also have the excise tax hanging over them. employers are more inclined today than five or 10 years ago to partner with these hospitals and communities and try to figure out how do they create these alternative centers of care. overcoming the sense of it is only done to bring the cost down and educate the workforce that some of the things we are talking about actually improve the quality of care at the same time we are bringing the cost down. getting smarter about positioning that stuff will be the big difference. over the last 12 years, 60% --all employers 12 years ago now down to 50% -- that is before obamacare. if that is before obamacare, i think obamacare sets up the potential for a lot more employers to get out of the business. because in the short term, obamacare, it is going to cost a lot of money. is out thereillion . an employer today can stop giving health insurance and give that employer a pocket of money that if the exchange system works, go out on an exchange and buy a good plan. it does not work long term because
but they also have the excise tax hanging over them. employers are more inclined today than five or 10 years ago to partner with these hospitals and communities and try to figure out how do they create these alternative centers of care. overcoming the sense of it is only done to bring the cost down and educate the workforce that some of the things we are talking about actually improve the quality of care at the same time we are bringing the cost down. getting smarter about positioning that...